Mirrors

[graggy]

Does anyone put mirrors on their bikes? If so I’m looking for one that clamps on to the handlebars and not the type that goes in the end of the bar. I need something that extends out far enough that I can see behind me. Looking for ideas. I’m finding a lot of junk

 

[Risk Man]

Good Luck. They are all hit and miss. From cheap brackets to plastic mirrors that vibrate so much you can not see in them. Then the issue you mention that your shoulder gets in the way which also depends on how far out on the handlebars you can mount it.

I have had best luck with better quaility metal mirrors, heavy clamp brackets (usually better ones sold separately) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BM4F2JB7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Does anyone put mirrors on their bikes? If so I’m looking for one that clamps on to the handlebars and not the type that goes in the end of the bar. I need something that extends out far enough that I can see behind me. Looking for ideas. I’m finding a lot of junk

 

[DieselTech]

Yep what Risk Man said: just buy a good quality motorcycle/scooter mirrors & brackets you like.

 

[DieselTech]

Good Luck. They are all hit and miss. From cheap brackets to plastic mirrors that vibrate so much you can not see in them. Then the issue you mention that your shoulder gets in the way which also depends on how far out on the handlebars you can mount it.

I have had best luck with better quaility metal mirrors, heavy clamp brackets (usually better ones sold separately) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BM4F2JB7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Them are some sexy heavy looking mirror mounts. Thanks Risk Man.

 

[GW's Motorized]

Get some old honda fold down mirrors. They work good and fold down for storage

 

[DieselTech]

Once you get used to having mirrors on your bike, you feel vulnerable without them. Them mirrors will give you a lot of feedback as to what the idiots behind you are doing.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

As you'll see in my thread; if you can't find it you make it.

Bounce Be Gone

Now I know you were probably hoping this thread about the Bounce B Gone sports bras. What it's actually about is mirror bounce. Though I could tell something was behind me, what it was or how far back couldn't be determined. The bar on the handle bar extension is made of thin aluminum. My...

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[graggy]

Good Luck. They are all hit and miss. From cheap brackets to plastic mirrors that vibrate so much you can not see in them. Then the issue you mention that your shoulder gets in the way which also depends on how far out on the handlebars you can mount it.

I have had best luck with better quaility metal mirrors, heavy clamp brackets (usually better ones sold separately) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BM4F2JB7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They actually look like good mounts for mirrors. Now trying to find a decent extended arm mirror for the left side is getting to be a problem. Not finding much out there that has a decent rating

 

[Risk Man]

some decent stuff at Dennis Kirk

https://www.denniskirk.com/emgo/chrome-universal-rectangular-mirror-20-21740.p391495.prd/391495.sku

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

They actually look like good mounts for mirrors. Now trying to find a decent extended arm mirror for the left side is getting to be a problem. Not finding much out there that has a decent rating

Most of these mirrors are a M6-1.25 bolt system. To make extensions, you can use a 1/4-20 bolt. Cut the head off the 1/4-20 and thread it with a 1/4-20 die. Then get some 1/4-20 threaded rod couplings to join them together. I like putting red Loc-Tite in the couplings once I have everything where I want it. The M6-1.25 and 1/4-20 are almost identical. I had to buy 2 different mirror sets to make mine.

So on my mirrors it goes like this:
Mirror 1 bent arm; coupling; bolt, coupling; mirror 2.